Which Indiana head coach appears on the Deluxe Edition cover of College Football 27?

Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti appears on the Deluxe Edition cover of College Football 27. His inclusion is unusual for a sports-game cover, which more often emphasizes players, and highlights the growing importance of coaches in the modern college-football story.

Cignetti became nationally prominent after leading Indiana to a breakthrough 2024 season. Indiana reached the College Football Playoff in that campaign, giving the program one of the most dramatic rises in recent Big Ten history and making its coach a natural Deluxe Edition representative.

The cover editions are easy to mix up. Oregon quarterback Dante Moore, Ole Miss running back Kewan Lacy, and Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney headline the standard edition. The Deluxe artwork adds Cignetti and other notable figures, while Dan Lanning, Kalen DeBoer, and Tom Allen are coaches from different programs or coaching contexts.